Contract Manager

ABCA Group Ltd; Enfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ABCA Group Ltd is seeking a Passive Contracts Manager to oversee passive fire protection projects for social housing. You will negotiate favorable terms, ensure legal compliance, manage costs, and lead engineers and apprentices to deliver high-quality outcomes.

The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, maintaining safety standards, and driving continuous improvement in contract management processes to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in passive fire protection project management.
• Experience managing projects within the social housing sector.
• Proven ability to run and train teams (direct and contractor personnel).
• Strong knowledge of industry regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, and oversee the full lifecycle of passive fire protection projects.
• Manage department admin deadlines and project timelines.
• Develop budgets, pricings, and resource plans.
• Negotiate contracts and manage changes, claims, and disputes.
• Lead a team of engineers and apprentices, fostering collaboration.
• Maintain client relationships and provide regular project updates.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and ensure cost control.
• Deliver reports and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Passive fire protection

Team leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Professional certification in project management

Fire safety qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Job description

• Job Category JR150

Description

A Passive Contracts Manager oversees and manages contracts for passive fire protection projects, focusing on objectives such as negotiating favourable terms, ensuring legal compliance, managing costs, fostering positive relationships, and resolving project issues. The role includes coordinating with stakeholders, upholding quality standards, and continually improving contract management processes, all with the overarching goal of ensuring successful and compliant completion of electrical projects within established criteria.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan, organise, and oversee the entire lifecycle of passive fire protection projects on a proactive and reactive basis.
• Responsible for the management of department admin deadlines
• Implement training and development initiatives for engineering and administrative teams.
• Develop project timelines, pricings, resource plans and budgets.
• Review and negotiate passive fire protection contracts, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance
• Effectively manage contract changes, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Develop and monitor project budgets, ensuring cost control and adherence to financial objectives.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with safety codes, regulations, and industry standards in passive projects.
• Implement quality assurance measures to meet or exceed client expectations.
• Lead and manage a team of passive fire protection engineers and apprentices, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing concerns and providing regular project updates.
• Build and maintain positive client relationships as well as produce and develop client leads in line withDirectors’ requirements
• Identify and mitigate project risks, implementing proactive measures to prevent delays or cost overruns.
• Prepare and present results, reports, projections and recommendations to necessary internal and external stakeholders
• Responsible for contributing to the strategic acquisition of skilled and qualified professionals for thedepartment.
• Conduct regular toolbox talks, provide training on safety equipment usage, and cultivate a continuousimprovement culture in health and safety awareness and compliance for engineers and apprentices.

What You’ll Bring

• In-depth knowledge of passive fire protection systems, regulations, codes, and industry standards.
• Demonstrable experience in managing projects and applying relevant methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience in passive fire protection project management, with focus on social housing sector.
• In-depth knowledge of passive fire protection systems, materials and suppliers, regulations, codes and industry standards.
• Demonstrable experience running and training teams (both direct and contractors).
• Professional certification in project management.
• Further fire safety qualifications.

Personal Attributes

• Strong knowledge of industry regulations and standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to foster a collaborative and efficient working environment within the team.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft packages, including Word and Excel.